Campbell Biology (10th Edition)

Chapter 11 - 11.4 - Concept Check: 1

Answer

Amplification of the information in that single hormone molecule by cell signal transduction.

Work Step by Step

The key idea here is how each step in signal transduction can produce many more copies of the signal in the form that it takes after that step. This compounds so that in a few steps an enormous number of signals/an enormous response can be generated.